Word: ely
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...yard lob from Giants quarterback Eli Manning glided into the endzone into the hands of an awaiting Plaxico Burress, giving New York a 17-14 lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII with just 35 seconds left in the game, I jumped up and, after a quick high five with my roommate, I looked for one person: Tom Conley. The Kirkland House Master has been a die-hard Giants supporter since the team played its games in Yankee Stadium in the 1950s, and as a cacophony of sound waves both jubilant but mostly anguished crashed against...
...Coach Tom Coughlin leads the Rebellion, otherwise known as the upstart Giants. Coughlin plays the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a seemingly crazy old man who makes a sacrifice (Kenobi’s life, Coughlin’s archaic style of authoritarian coaching) for the good of his cause. Eli Manning stars as Luke Skywalker, the reluctant hero with a slow learning curve who realizes his true potential just in time to lead his team when it needs him the most. The part of Han Solo—the cocky and selfish talent who eventually sees the light and develops...
...their apparent invincibility. More vulnerable, and thus more exciting, more fun to follow, because they have the most to gain by winning, and to lose by losing. Giants fans will rightfully argue that their team is more vulnerable, more exciting, because it actually has lost. Until this season, every Eli Manning deep throw provoked was an exercise in abdominal fortitude. Before it stormed through the playoffs, New York allowed huge point totals to the NFC’s top two teams in weeks one and two, and critics said that once again, the Giants couldn’t quite hang...
...didn’t believe what happened the first time we heard it because Kai is such a very easy-going, fun person to be around,” said Eli S. Kupperman...
...didn't believe what happened the first time we heard it because Kai is such a very easy-going, fun person to be around," said Eli S. Kupperman '09. "I think he just had way too much to drink and just lost control of himself...